What we do

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is Scotland’s national skills body. We contribute to Scotland’s sustainable economic growth by supporting people and businesses to develop and apply their skills. We work with our partners to provide services that deliver the very best outcomes for Scotland’s people, businesses and the economy.

Secure Area

The secure area is no longer available, however, all information is now stored elsewhere.

If you are looking for information on the SDS Quality Assurance Framework, Self Assessment and Quality Action Plan templates and Quality Assessor contact details please visit the Quality Assurance pages on the SDS website.

If you are looking for the updated Local Authority Equality Dashboards (now called Equality Summaries) please visit the Publications Section of the SDS website.

If you require more general information about managing your Modern Apprenticeship contract please visit the Provider pages on Apprenticeships.Scot.